Deck 4: Discrimination in American Society

Question 1

Why would you choose to spend a significant amount of your time at intake with a Hispanic client to make sure you understand his/her family and cultural background?

A)A language difference might hinder communication.
B)Hispanic Americans are a particularly diverse group with family histories from 22 different countries.
C)Many Hispanic Americans have relatively little formal education.
D)As the largest minority group in America,Hispanic Americans can command more time and attention.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Ageism differs from most other forms of discrimination because all people,if they are lucky,age.In a time when younger Americans are acutely aware of generational
Disparities in the funding burden for Social Security,and older Americans are
Enjoying good health far later in life,where is the clearest expression of continuing
Ageism?

A)in the workplace.
B)in movies that equate aging with mental decline.
C)in advertisements that glorify youthfulness.
D)in the home and family environment.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text,economic,social,and political discrimination often leads to poverty,which in turn results in the need for

A)social programs.
B)legislative action.
C)an examination of American political priorities.
D)widespread income redistribution.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The "frustration-aggression hypothesis" maintains that discrimination is a form of aggression activated

A)when society becomes frustrated with economic policies.
B)when individual needs become frustrated.
C)by individuals with a psychiatric proclivity toward antisocial personality disorder.
D)when rage is passively expressed.

Question 5

That individuals hold prejudicial attitudes because of their socialization is an example of:

A)a Marxian explanation of prejudice.
B)a discounted theory.
C)the normative-cultural explanation of prejudice.
D)the frustration-aggression hypothesis of discrimination.

Question 6

What would your response be to a college educated White American who claimed to
be victimized by reverse discrimination and who expected preferential treatment to
address this claim?

Question 7

A classmate with Asian heritage has been assigned to your group to complete a class project.What would be the best example of subtle "model minority" discrimination
Toward this person?

A)Expecting that this person do his/her fair share of the work.
B)Expecting that this person attend group meetings.
C)Disagreeing with every suggestion that this person makes.
D)Supporting every suggestion that this person makes.

Question 8

How would you explain the existence of the irrational fear of homosexuality that is called homophobia?

Question 9

Legal remedies for discrimination are many in America,but require individuals who have experienced discriminatory behavior to assert their rights.For which
Disadvantaged group is this particularly difficult?

A)Asian Americans.
B)Temporary guest workers.
C)Women.
D)People with Disabilities.

Question 10

The wage gap between women and men in the United States is

A)nonexistent.
B)shrinking slowly.
C)expanding slowly due to states striking down affirmative action legislation.
D)rapidly closing.

Question 11

The election of Barack Obama in 2008 is most likely to be the result of which of these contemporary trends in America?

A)The end of discrimination in America.
B)The end of racism in America.
C)The growth in the size of the minority middle class.
D)The end of stigmatization of minority groups in America.

Question 12

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)extended civil rights protections to people with disabilities.How would you describe the way that ADA understands the concept
Of "disability?"

A)as a chronic disease or condition.
B)as a work impairment.
C)as a social challenge requiring adjustments by society.
D)as a personal challenge to be faced on an individual basis.

Question 13

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

A)would have nullified all laws on the basis of gender.
B)would have affected only public employment.
C)was ratified by less than half of the state legislatures.
D)would not have affected property rights of married women.

Question 14

How can we,as social workers,combat prejudice expressed through the "normative cultural" explanation?

Question 15

In what ways has poverty become feminized,and why do women tend to be more impoverished than their male counterparts?

Question 16

How are racism and discrimination a social welfare policy issue? Provide three concrete examples of how these are intertwined.

Question 17

What is the most comprehensive welfare reform legislation since the New Deal to affect legal and illegal immigration in the United States?

A)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
B)USA Patriot Act
C)The Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
D)Enhanced Border Security Act

Question 18

What is the best example of welfare dependency?

A)A family using a community food bank more than twice a year because of a job loss.
B)A family who signs their children up for free or reduced lunches at school.
C)A single parent family in which the parent has a full-time job at minimum wage,yet still receives supplemental nutritional assistance to feed his/her
Family.
D)A family receiving more than half of their annual income from means-tested public assistance programs.

Question 19

According to the U.S.Census Bureau,minority groups taken as a whole will equal the size of the white majority by:

A)2030.
B)2040.
C)2050.
D)The U.S.Census Bureau does not make any such assumptions regarding minority populations.

Question 20

As a job counselor,you often screen clients before referring them to potential employers.One employer has never hired a minority person based on your referral.
Why might you continue to refer minority candidates to this employer?

A)You are a positive thinker who likes to believe the best of everyone,even employers.
B)Some of your clients are desperate enough to try anything.
C)You realize that to refuse to refer minority candidates is a violation of civil rights legislation.
D)You believe that all it takes is one good minority hire to change this employer's hiring practices.